talk to me about that. >> well, the national academy of sciences is perhaps one of the best kept secrets in washington. we don't want it to be a secret anymore. that's one reason why we're opening our doors on april 13th for everyone in washington. aig familyay for people to come. we were founded more than 155 years ago by abraham lincolnhe be advisers to the nation. we are a nongovernmental body. >> nonprofit. >> nonprofit that advises the nation on anyatter where evidence can lead to better decisions. we're excited about that day because we want to bring in t famili show them how they can use science in everything from the most important decisionsn their liv to the most mundane. >> think of this as an opportunito to head down one of the smithsonians. this time you are really getting some real hands-on opportunity to talk about and learn about stem. this is on 2101 constitution avenue. is saturday, april 13th. it will go from 10:00 to 4:00 who is this year'sis- thi the first time you are in essence opening your doors and welcoming the pull. who should be there? >> this is a family frien

in march of 1863, lincoln signed a bill passed by the congress to incorporate the national academy of sciences. academy,aw created the comprising a group of 50 this thing with american scientist that could be called upon by any branch of the federal government to investigate any scientist subject and report its findings. the 150th anniversary of the national academy of sciences in , an, neil thomas tyson astrophysicist at new york state planetarium, delivered a speech acknowledging lincoln's role in the academy's creation. almost from her honest -- almost remember ebrahim lakin for the war, the time is remembered to remember him on a course of sightly -- i typically enlightened government if not for we may perish, he said. perhaps the greatest environmentalist damaged caused by the civil war had opened lincoln and a nation to measures that would protect the american natural landscape. in 1854, at the height of the civil war, lincoln's minister to italy published a book titled "man and nature" or physical nature as modified by human affairs, he, and attorney and former member of the house of re

well, we've got stalin's cake, by later nickname, actually at the present moment the academy of sciencese of the most controversial and most significant buildings from the soviet era in riga. i'll be happy to get inside. there's quite a view here. oh yes, beautiful. almost the entire riga, it is possible to see from here. when it's not snowing quite so much? yes. of course. i made those tours for the last 20 years. those tours became more and more popular with the westerners, because you can see unique things from the soviet era. so what was it like for you to grow up under the soviet regime here? it was a hard time. so you had to queue? yeah, even to buy meat or butter. it was a hard time. so in the early 90s, independence was just around the corner, what were you doing? i was a student then, of course, i was on the barricades. we wanted not to be under control. we believed that we will live better without this huge big brother. yes. the russian bear still projects its shadow over the tiny country, but it's also part of its dna. about one in four latvians are ethnic russian. and this ma

the study was published today in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences. (pam)(pam) lots to talk about in the sports world tonight...(ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio. opening day is just around opening day opening day is just around the corner and what a way to ease into the year with a bay bridge series to wrap up the exhibition slate. --giants and a's squaring off tonight at oracle park...technically, the first game of the year at oracle. --the teams met yesterday at the coliseum... with oakland taking a 5-run shutout. -- the a's have already started the regular season losing 2 in japan against the mariners...giants open the year thursday in san diego, --but both clubs love that this is the final series of the preseason. "you want to win this series. you don't want to hear oakland fans joking around, they beat us. but every time we play this series we're gonna try to do our best.""i always have a lot of friends and family at the games sending me texts and stuff. 'oh we're gonna be out there tonight'. it's a unique r

the center joined with the academy of sciences to investigate why. one died from malnutrition, but the second death is a mystery. they always want to rule out disease and whether boats or nets are involved. gray whales have the longest migration routes and there's concern their food sources are shifting. >>> you're looking at all that smoky air that hovered over san francisco for days during the northern california wildfires. it's awful. at times we were living and working in the worst air in the world. today, though, for the first time, we're learning just what that bad air did to our air quality here in the bay area. there's new information that came out of a public health committee meeting that took place in san francisco. sam brock joins us from dianne feinstein elementary. a lot of changes were discussed about what parents could soon see. >> reporter: yeah. parents, i mean, one mother i talked to today, jessica, itca last year. many parents remember vividly the fear and confusion when there was smoke that the entire region was battling, of cours

law he also believed that he was that hearing to the guidelines issued by the us national academies of science is that not bill council in england and other national bodies that had weighed in on the ethics and science of germ line and then he believed that he had checked all the boxes according to you know friends of his that i've spoken to you know he believed that he was doing something that was safe he believed that he had consent from the parents and he believed that the gene that he was going after could be targeted safely and that doing so addressed is severe unmet medical need so as you think about all those phrases safe severe medical need those are all highly subjective so you know i think what the w.h.o. expert advisory committee will very likely be looking at is whether anything other than to keep using the phrase a blanket prohibition a blanket moratorium is going to be effective because anything short of that some scientists somewhere is going to believe that he or she has met the guidelines to go ahead with jeremiah had it and helen o'neill what's your take on this idea of a bla

. >> life size t-rex is part of dino days at san francisco's california academy of sciences. >> for sixee the sure to spark the imagination. >> they are just so big. and it is almost unbelievable that something like that existed at one time. >> the dinosaurs lived in north america 65 million years ago. dino days starts friday, but goes extinct on may 5. like jurassic park. >> pretty fun. appreciate your time. >>> tonight, as we come on the air in the west, the breaking news. the fbi now joining the investigation. the horror in the cockpit now revealed. what happened inside one of those new boeing jets after it went into that nose dive. the pilots frantically trying to flip through the manual. and what happened the day before on that same yet. >>> also, the major storm set to hit tonight and into tomorrow. it will affect travel coast to coast. major travel hubs in the path. flight delays expected. we'll time it out. >>> abc news learns tonight new england patriots owner robert kraft will not take the plea deal that would have forced him to acknowledge guilt. and tonight, the interview ju

a life size t-rex part of dino days at san francisco's california academy of sciences. six weeks, visitors can see the tyrannosaurus make the sounds. they roamed north america 65 million years ago. dino days starts friday and goes extinct on may 5th. between that and the flintstone house, we have a real theme going this morning. >> we sure do. >>> next at 5:00 a.m., president trump is not backing down from criticizing late senator john mccain. >>> also, help for south bay teachers struggling to find affordable housing. the plan up for a vote later today. >>> new sexual harassment claims involving uc berkeley footb in your noise cancelling trheadphones?ry maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't be next to a loud eater. (eating potato chips loudly) or you could just trust duracell. (silence) ♪ >>> good morning north bay. this is abc 7 mornings. >>> i just have a feeling it's going to be a good day on this thursday, march 21st. >> i think so, too. it's supposed to be sunny. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> yep, definitely going to be drier today and a li

executions but the state's governor says the lives of innocent people in iraq stay as a national academy of science report that came out that estimates one out of every twenty five people on death row is innocent if that's the case that means if we move forward executing seven hundred thirty seven people in california we will have executed roughly thirty people that are innocent. nuisance executive order augie's that the death penalty is inherently unfair applied more often to people of color and those with mental disabilities california now joins colorado washington and oregon where similar orders have been issued and agalloch al-jazeera in their hears and the with the support. i thank so much barbara barcelona all but through to the champions league quarter finals for the twelve straight season the five sign went as well have a five one advantage over leon with just minutes from mining in their round of sixteen match messi working his magic from the penalty spot in the seventieth minutes opened the scoring casino added bass a second late in the first of messi in p.k. scoring late send through the

national academies of science is that not built council in england and other national bodies that had weighed in on the ethics and science of germ line and didn't he believe that he had checked all the boxes according to you know friends of his that i've spoken to you know he believed that he was doing something that was safe he believed that he had consent from the parents and he believed that the gene that he was going after could be targeted safely and that doing so addressed is severe unmet medical need so as you think about all those phrases saved severe medical need. those are all highly subjective so you know i think what the w.h.o. expert advisory committee will very likely be looking at is whether anything other than to keep using the phrase a blanket prohibition a blanket moratorium is going to be effective because anything short of that some scientists somewhere is going to believe that he or she has met the guidelines to go ahead with jam i had it and helen o'neill what's your take on this idea of a blanket moratorium that. i really disagree with the idea of a blanket mora

national academies of science is that not built council in england and other national bodies that had weighed in on the ethics and science of germ line evidence he believed that he had checked all the boxes according to you know friends of his that i've spoken to you know he believed that he was doing something that was safe he believed that he had consent from the parents and he believed that the gene that he was going after could be targeted safe play and that doing so addressed is severe unmet medical need so as you think about all those phrases saved severe medical need. those are all highly subjective so you know i think what the w.h.o. expert advisory committee will very likely be looking at is whether anything other than to keep using the phrase a blanket prohibition a blanket moratorium is going to be effective because anything short of that some scientists somewhere is going to believe that he or she has met the guidelines to go ahead with jam i had it and helen o'neill what's your take on this idea of a blanket moratorium that. i really disagree with the idea of a blanket mo

there's a national academy of science report that came out that estimates one out of every twenty five people on death row is innocent if that's the case that means if we move forward executing seven hundred thirty seven people in california we will have executed roughly thirty people that are innocent. nuisance executive go to augie's that the death penalty is inherently unfair applied more often to people of color and those with mental disabilities california now joins colorado washington and oregon with similar orders have been issued and gallica al jazeera and you can find out much more on everything that we have been covering on our website the address on your screens right now al-jazeera dot com. now reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera rescuers in one area say around fifty schoolchildren have been pulled from the rubble of a three story building which collapsed in lagos dozens more though i fear that there are there was a primary school on the top floor of the building and this many as one hundred pupils were studying when the block came down at madrid's has more rescue wor

we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences.n the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you will see small businesses even t

. >> reporter: the academies of loudoun includes two programs geared towards s.t.e.mds. the academy of engineering and technology and the academy of science. 65 african-american students applied for a spot in one of those programs for this school year only one was accepted. the numbers don't add up? >> they don't add up. >> reporr: those numbers and complaints from several parents prompted the naacp chapter president to demand th school district address the di arity. currently it's based on a student's academic progress and scores on tests. >> it's subjective. any time you have subjective criteria, there may be at play issues of racism. >> reporter: the schoorict is heeding her calls writing in a statement, quote, beginning with admissions windows opening in the fall of 2019, changes to the admissions process will be made to decrease testing bias. and better measure aptitude and passion for s.t.e.m., rather than achievement alone.r w thomas is encouraged that administrators have t recogniz issue. >> we plan to fix this problem of acamies of loudoun admissions process and the pipeline together. >> cory smith, news 4. >>> parents have to ge

academies of loudoun includes two programs geared towards s.t.e.m. fields. the academy of enginring and technology and the academy of science. 65 african-american std ents applier a spot in one of those programs for this school year. only one was accepted. the numbers don't add up? >> they don't adup. >> reporter: those numbers and complaints from several parents prompted the naacp chapter president to demand that the school district address the disparity. currently it's based on a student's academic progress and scores on tests. >> it's subjective. any time you have subjective criteria, there may be at play issues of racism.r: >> reporhe school district is heeding her calls writing in a statement, quote, beginning with admisons windows opening in the fall of 2019, changes to the admissions process will be made to decrease testing bias. an better measure aptitude and passion for s.t.e.m., rather than achievement alone. for now thomas is encouraged thatin atrators have recognized the issue. >> we plan to fix this problem of academies of loudoun admissions process and the pipeline together. >> cory smith, news 4. >>> now how

doubled our production capacity everything here is a joint product of the experts from the academy of science and the researchers at kim il sung university. where does the material for the shoes come from room to room we're unable to import materials due to the strategy of our enemies so we produce everything ourselves and that involves checking which components we have available so that we can make our own shoes ok small town has most of. the key factors for this economic revival innovation and adaptation the goal is to perseverance and prove to the world that the country doesn't need anyone else. we have solar panels. we have them installed on practically all foundry roofs. they generate up to four hundred kilowatts of electricity. our factories need a capacity of only three hundred kilowatts. that means the electricity generated from the solar panels as easily enough to keep our factory running despite the sanctions and the isolation. you can. the shoe factory is one of a number of model factories that kim jong un has had built for each sector of industry they all include a digital control

the rebuilding of the academy of science in golden gate park. hospital laguna honda this is on going work with the same contract ors that move successful apprentices from one project to another and keep them working for several years. the construction workers of the future to be the superintendents the construction owners. that's the perfect thing there. that's success. >> good morning, the meeting will come to order. welcome to the march 18, 2019, rules committee. seated to my right is shamann walton, and seated

attending a neighborhood community meeting in the sunset, a family night at the california academy of sciences, twitter chats with b.a.r.t. and muni, seawall walking tours, and even a meet the engineer happy hour, which i encourage you to come to the next one of those. we've also been rolling up our sleeves at seawall program community meetings. meeting two was held had he exploratorium last september while we focused on what is out there and what is at risk. meeting three was held a few weeks ago at spur and focused on the planning framework and balancing priorities and tradeoffs. both of these meetings featured a group activity called the game of hazards which was developed by the team. it's not an interactive mapping activity designed to foster community discussion and input and it's been very successful to date. the big part of the effort has been to create a port wide resilient strategy to help us frame decision making. the framework includes three elements. strength in the waterfront for public safety, adapt the existing waterfront to existing sea levels. wendy low has spear headed this

chairman ofadford, the national academy of sciences commission on radiation effects. >> the increased risk of cancer that the people have received as a result of the radiation is negligible and insignificant. it is not zero. in other words, according to our current theory of radiation damage, that leads to cancer, we believe that any increased exposure to radiation carries a small increased risk. on that basis, there has been a slight added risk. but it has been calculated that this might lead to one extra cancer or something of that order in the people who are exposed, and this would be impossible to detect. system ford is a monitoring radiation around all the nuclear plants in this country? the center rc mobile arrived at 10:05 on the morning of the accident. soil, air, to test water, and food for radioactive contamination. it would be for three full days before an adequate monitoring team from the nrc would be in place. >> we can still say -- peopleee days in which of middletown had to rely on metropolitan medicine to alert them to any radiation hazards caused by the plant. it is t

a new report by the national academies of science ties the recommended limit on sodium to reduce riskronic disease. according to current guidelines, adults should limit intake to 2300 milligrams a day. excess sodium increases blood pressure increasing the risk of stroke, heart failure, stomach cancer and kidney disease. >>> a retired iconic sign in las vegas is back from the dead. the hard rock cafe guitar sign will rock on. the 80-foot sign lit up the sky last night at the city's neon museum. after 30 years in front of the now closed hard rock cafe, the sign was dismantled last year. nearly $350 was raised to store and rebuild it. it now sports 1,500 new bulbs and more than 4,000 feet of neon tubing. >>> the workout that lets you rock out. pound your way to fitness. how this new routine works. >>> kristen is here with what's ahead on abc 7 news at 5. >>> flight from the flames. a -- >>> the bay area house that became an instagram hit. why it's suddenly getting a lot more attention. treating phones like cars and how that tune-up may be more important than ever. those storie >>> coming

throughout the city at various events, tabling, including the green business awards, the cal academy of sciences, family science night, and the public works arbor day echo fair. we're also seeing more super green upgrades, which is also good news. we had more than 300 sign-ups last week. so the message is getting out that we're ready to provide clean service, and costumers are taking us on for signing up for that upgrade. we saw a jump last week of about 7% in our clean power s.f. super green enrollment. i think that is really because our message is out there, active, and folks are engaged. so that's all good news. now let's talk a little bit about the changes i pg&e rates. i've been discussing about the rate changes for 2019 and how they may impact clean power s.f., the rates you adopted in september. on february 21st, the california p.c. voted out what they call an alternate proposal in the energy resource and recovery account proceeding. that's where they evaluate pg&e's costs and set rates for a generation, and it also affects the exit fee charges. that decision paves the way for pg&e to set

the report published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences says that latino and black americans are exposed to over 50% more fine particulate matter than is directly caused by their consumption habits, while white people are exposed to 17% less pollution than they are responsible for. particulate matter comes from industrial pollution, coal-fired power plants, agriculture, and vehicular pollution. the wall street journal is reporting that a growing number of counties across the country are joining the so-called second amendment sanctuary movement. county sheriffs and prosecutors in rural areas of blue states are resisting new gun control proposals by declaring they will not enforce any new laws. in new mexico, as democratic lawmakers recently passed legislation requiring background checks, 30 of 33 county sheriffs have reportedly vowed to disobey new requirements. russell shafer, a new mexico sheriffs, told the journal quote if a state or city can become a sanctuary for illegal immigration, then we can become a sanctuary for second amendment rights. other states where

the department has asked the national academies of science to assist in the medical investigation..i. is also investigating. intelligence sources told us that in addition to cuba and china, russia is a suspect. but if microwaves were used, the technology is not rare. it could be, more than one country is using it. u.s. intelligence is still debating what caused the injuries. you were in harm's way and you i 't i'm afid thaothers may be in harm's way and may not know it. i don't know what the future looks like for me, but i would do anything in my power to prevent this from happening to somebody else serving their country. >> pelley: americans are not the only ones who have been attacked. according to the canadian government, 15 canadians were injured in cuba, including diplomats and their families. >> how do you report on the invisible? >> were there moments where you had doubts about what you were hearing? >> yeah, i mean, frankly... >> go to 60minutesovertime.com sponsored by pfizer. essential for pine trees, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because xez xr.re o

student, among his students and professors, then as a researcher, a professor, member of the academy of sciences, and so on. he was very active. he had a huge scientific correspondence in which he discussed not his only work, but other scientists's work. he liked to help other people in their work. he also liked to help young people in their careers in the development of their work. inwas very interested technology and experiments. this is something that is new that people did not pay a lot of attention to in the past. he died in 1955. seem very long ago to young people, but not long ago for a historical figure. that means asserting einstein's legacy will take a long time. we are making available this material for current and future generations of scholars who are interested in how scientific how they get accepted or rejected. did einstein care about experiment or didn't he? this is what we have shown over the last decade, that einstein cared deeply about whether his theories are confirmed experimentally. it is complicated and difficult, so most people do not have a chance, an opportunity, and e

>> i also submit for the committee to submit the full text of the report from the national academy of sciencewhich we should all be considering as we work this issue. >> without objections, so ordered. >> sorry i had to be so fast . >> the gentlemen yields back. other other things for the record, a letter from the coalition for future mobility, like i'm asking you now so i plan to enter all of these into the record. a letter from the consider consumer technology association. a letter from securing america's future energy and a letter on the american beverage license -- licensees on drunk driving and technology. without objections, so ordered. let me just say that this hearing has clearly raised a number of questions about whether nhtsa should prioritize or is prioritizing the dads program which i think it should be which we want to hear and we will have the nhtsa administrator before the subcommittee for an oversight hearing but in the meantime i plan to send a letter to nhtsa requesting information about its current commitment to and future plans floor for the dads program. at this point, i

then later as a young researcher in his scientific community, as a professor, a member of the academy of sciences and so on. he was very active. he had a huge scientific correspondence in which he discussed not only his own work but other peoples work. he liked to help other people in their work. he also liked to help young people in their careers and development of their work. he was very interested in technology. in experiments, this is something that is new, that people didn't pay a lot of attention to. in the past. and remember, he died in 1955. it may seem very long ago to young people but is not that long ago for the figure. that means that assessing einsteins legacy will take a long time. what we are doing is making available this material for current and future generations of scholars who are interested in how scientific ideas develop. how they get accepted or rejected. did einstein care about or did he not care about experiments? this is something we've shown over the last decade or so that einstein care deeply about with his theory are confirmed experimentally. einstein science is very